Matrices of typographical composing and distributing machines for display-work, head-lines, and the like.



W. E. ELLIOTT.

MATRICES 0F TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINES FOR DISPLAY WORK, HEAD LINES, AND THE LIKE. APPLICAHON HLtD JULY 14. 19M.

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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W. E. ELLIOTT. MATRICES or TYPOGRAPHICAL COMPOSING AND msrmsunma MACHINES FOR DISPLAY WORK, HEAD LINES, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY14, 1914.

1 ,1 58,663. Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

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WILLIAM.EEBENEZEH ELIAJTGT'I, 6F IJIVTEYRPOOJZ, ENG-LANE, ASSIG-NOR T LTERGEN- THAI-LEE LINO'TYPE COMPANY, A GQJRPUBA'I'IQN QIE NEW YORK.

MATRICES 01E TYPOGRAPHICAL GOIVIPOS'ING AND DISTRIBUTING MACHINES FOR DISPLAY-WORK, HEAD-LINES, AND THE LIKE;

Q Specification of Letters Batenn;

Patented Nov. 2, 1915.

Original application filed. July 16,1913, Serial No. 779,409. Divided and. this application filed July 145,, 1914y Serial No. 850,564.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Ecnnnznn ELLIOTT,'& subject of the King of the United Kingdomof Great Britain'and Ireland, re-

' siding at 133 Salisbury road, WVavertree,

Liverpooh in the county of Lancaster, Eng- It is especially applicable to machines now known cornn-"rerci al l y" under the trademark Linotype if they have more thanone magazine. Sucha machine composes a line in the desiredface or faces, uses it, and then distributes it. A patent for the United States on a machine so known is No. 43653-2, September 16th, 1890; and it. described a machine equipped with a single magazine and a single face.

A multiplicity ofrnagazines and offaces, have been add-ed by subsequent patents; The ahove mentioneduse Was to be one of matrices from which printing bars (now commonly known as sings} were to be cast, or of type dies sucha swould indent a thong The former of" these twouses, is the only one to which the machinehasbeen actually put; nevertheless, the terms matrififmatrices, are hereinafter' tobe understood as respectively including type die and type dies.

The present application for Letters Pat.-

ent is a division from my application filed July 16th 1913*, Serial Number 779409,, on

my invention of Improvements in: typo graphical composing and distributing,

chines: for display Work, head lines, anctthe like and is strictly limited to the-hereafter:

described improvements in the matrices of such machines. It has been found necessary to include a description of the immediately coiiperating organs of the machine, because their omission would. have left certain fea tures of the present invention in doubt,. but such inclusion in no way implies the inclusion of those organs in the said invention.

The improved matrices of the present application and the improved magazines of the application mentioned in the preceding paragraph differ from those of the con-1- mercial machine above referred toby the former lying in and passing through the latter on the hat instead of in an edge-up position.

The matrices are further distinguished from those of the said machine by their lugs being capable of selectingin respect to distribution for font, the particular magazine from which the respective matrices hadbeen composed and into which they must be returned, by reason of the lugs of one font being at a. lieyel eitherhigher or lower than that. of the lugs of any other font. As an aid to the separation of the matrices in respect of distribution for. font into groups of fonts the matrices of one group have flat sides and all the othermatriceshave grooved .sid'esQboth flat sides and grooved sides 00- operating' with rails aline'd with the directlon 1n vvhiclir the matrices move, whereby the grooved matrices, because they straddle the rails, are separated from the flat side matrices which cannot so straddle the said rails, intoanother group of fonts. Thus one depth of grooving andlone' set of rails effects a separation of all the matrices into two groups of fonts. If separation into a greater: number of groups is' required', the depth of groovingi's increased in each additional group and there is an additional set; of rails for each such, group, the sets being alinedwith each other inthe direction above mentioned.

A matrix. issuing from its groove in the magazine entrance, slides down over the.

rails toward the magazines of the top group,

if its bottom face is not grooved; but if it is grooved, the grooves straddle the rails, and

the matrix slides down toward the magazines of the bottom group. The magazines of a group are distinguished from each other by the level atwhich a pair of ledges pro- 'ject inwardly from the sides of the respective magazine, one ledge from each side and opposite its fellow ledge. The level of any given pair of ledges is the level ofthe un-' A matrix escapement 1s of the usual two pawl type adapted to cooperate with the two lugs onone side-edge of a matr1x, by being wholly within the magazine and pivoted on the side of the respective maga- Zllle groove. 7

Referring to the accompanying draw ingsz' Figure 1 is a plan of an improved matrix as it lies in its magazine channel;

Fig. 2, an inverted plan of an improved matrix grooved m 1ts bottom side; Fig. 3,

a front elevation of four matrices of the ungrooved group, and lugged 'at four clifferent levels for as many magazines; Flg. 4, a front elevatlon of four matrlces of the levels for as many magazines. These four figures are on'an enlarged scale. Flgs. 5 and5 taken together, a sectlonal slde elevation including key-board, assembler, column of magazines and distributer; and Fig.

I 6, a sectional rear elevation of the entrances to the magazlnes of aneight magazme machineshowing the matrices divided intotwo groups and each group subdivided by the.

lugs, of the matrices.

l, 1 are matrices of one group and 2, 2 matriceS of the other group. They'differ from the matrices of the commercial machine above identified in thefollowing three respects, although otherwise they are of the regular construction, each containing at'its upper end the usual tooth combination to distribute it according to character.

First-so long as they are within orare passing throughthmr magazines they are 'on the fiatas indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 and shown in Figs. 6, instead of edge up.

, Sc i0nda certain proportion ofthe fonts of matrices-say one. half-is' separable as .a group from the other fonts, by having longitudinal grooves 3, 3, in the. bottom sides of all the matrices. The object of these grooves is to enable the matrices to' straddle the same number of rails 4Fig. 5 (obviously, only one of them is visible, the

other standing behind it). These rails are fiXBCl to the column of 1nagazines5 to 12 in such a way asto be alined with the travel of the matrices as they approachthe entrance mouths 13flto 20 ofthe magazines on 7 their way theretoffrom' the distributer 21. The matrices of the other fonts, have their bottom sides ungrooved,*z'; egfiat as.il1eretofore, the object of the absence of grooves being'to prevent them straddling the said rails 4/ Thus when onehalf of the matrices isgrooved and the; other half not grooved, [there are produced two see Figs. 1 to 4 and 6. f

Third..The lugs 221(two projecting from each side-edge as heretofore) are capable of selecting, for the purpose'of the final distri:

the magazines 5' to 12, from which they,

were composed and into which it is required,

thatthey should be returned.= This capacity is secured to them by the lugs 22 of each clearly shown per sein' Figs. 3 iI-Ild t.

The number of groups into which the:

fonts ofmatrices is divided-depends fundamentally upon the thicknessof the matrices.

groups1 and -2- so bution of the matrices,the particular one-of 7 It has been assumed thatas'ithe matricesf being for display work, head lines", and the likeare thick, they are. thick enough for 1 their lugs 22; to beatifour levels; The crigroovedfgroup and lugged at four different lugs-22 cooperate to efiect-the selection above described, togetherwith the maintenance of--' suliicientstrength in the said lugs to with-1 stand all the strains to, which they will be subjected as they pass through the. machine. Further, it"hjas been assumed that there are eight .magazinesin the column. Eight di-' vided by four settles the number of groups as two. If there; had been twelve magazines, that number would have been three, ,if the number of levels were three, the numberofgroups would be two with sixmaga zines and {three with nine.-

If the division. of magazlnes by levels leaves a remamder, v

the latter constitutes a group having-the re- I r a 7 The reason. why there are two grooves in mainder number of levels.

a grooved'matrix is that onewould not prevent a matrix tippingfout of the flat and that more than two are not required to keep lt-in thatposition,

The magazines are laid together in the form of a column in the well known way,

and are not vertically adjustable for change of font. There is only one distributer 21 for. all the magazines of this column and this is of the well known permuted bar and traversing screw construction for distribut 111g matrices according to character. The

matrices travel along it in, the usual way; anddrop from it as heretofore into the re- P L h nne Q a ene l m a in n trance 23 common as heretofore to, all the magazines in the Column. Each of these channels is twisted through a quarter of a circle as indicated at 25L in Fig. 5, to. enable it to turn the matrices sliding down it from, the edge-up position which they have when they enter the said entrance 23 into, the onthe-flat one already described.

Any matrix issuing from its channel in the magazine entrance 23, slides down the rails 4. The ungrooved matrices l of one group being restricted by the absence of, grooves to sliding corporeally above the said rails slide off them on to rearward ex-v tension 25 of the bottom plate of the top gronp of magazines 5 to The grooved matr ces 2 of the other of the two] groups (it has been pointed. out that only two groups are provided for by the illustrated construction) slide down the rails 4,, it is true, but, because of their grooves 3, they straddle these rails so that only that portion 26 of their thickness-see Fig. l. which the said grooves leave them, i's then corporeally above the; rails 4, and their bottom sides practically too low to. slide, into. the extension 25. There is, therefore, no. alternative forthem but to; slide through the port 27 between the rails 4 above and the extension 25, on to a rearward extension, 28 of the bottom plate of the bottom gronp of magazines 9 to 12. Thus one depth of grooves 3 in half the fonts, of matrices, divides the latter into two groups. In other words, the number of groove depths and of the cooperating ports, is one less: the number of groups into which the fonts are tov be divided. If three groups were required there would be two difi'erent groove depths, three groups of magazines, and a second pair of rails, a second port, and a second extension between the rails 4 and the extension 25 to conductthe fonts grouped from the other fonts by the intermediate groove depth into the intermediate group of magazines.

The grouped matrices slide over the extensions 25, 2.8 to the entrance mouths 1 3 to, 20 of their respective magazines 5 to 12 and there each meets the devices with which the lugs 22 cotiperate to select the magazine to which the respective matrix belongs. These devices consist of a ledge 29-Figs. 5 and 6projecting inwardly from each side 30 of each entrance mouth 13 to 2 0 and of each matrix channel 31 in a magazine, excepting in the case of one row of those months channels. The excepted row may be either the top or the bottom one of a. grou of them. According to the construct onal orm illustrated, it is the bottom one, neluggfi re edy opposite it llow L g n bot m ut and ann l and, their comm n w dth 9 1 t at t e m trices sha l lid by he r lugs 22 smoothly over thorn. The matrices that have entered: the general magazine entrance 23 having been divided into groups bythe rails '11-, any matrix proceeds to auto maticalrly select and; enter the magazine to which it belongs, Thus, those that had been cornfcsed from magazine 8; have their lugs 22 ush with their bottom sides. These, theretore, miss all the ledges 29 and slide on to, the. plate 33 which extends from one side of the column of'entrance mouths 1 3 to 20 and magazines 5-to 12 to the, other, thereby dividing them into two groups and r m th re onto tli b tto pl e Of th matrix channel 31 in the. respective magaiee, A d, those that were composed from magazine aliave their lugs 22 at a level proper. for engaging on the top. pair of ledges 29, and slide along them until they are v over and on the bottom, plate 34: of their matrix channel 31; in the respective magai e, i

The sides of the matrices which contact with the rails 4% are hereafter referred to as the operative sides to distinguish them from the, top sides which are not affected by, nor em nt e nvea n- It; will be understood, of course, that the lugs. 22; and the grooves 3 be used to distinguish matrices of different fonts without neoessarily following the naode of pro.- cedure above ontli-ned; that is to say, the grooves might be employed to. distinguish between two, fonts instead of between two groups of fonts as herein and similarly the lugs. might be employed to. distinguish between two. or more fonts irrespective of whether such fonts ar separated first acrd n 9 sim A; m trix escapen ent lever 36Fi 5- has the usual two pawls 37 adapted to cooperate with the two lugs 22 on the respective side edge of a matrix by being. wholly within the respective matrix channel and pivoted upon the respective side wall 30.

i The tront ends oi the levers of each column of matrix channels, are connected to a link 39 working in the well known way in a plane at right angles to the slope of the magazines and through the latter, each link being normally depressed by a spring 40, to,

loclr tiw respective matrices back and having its bottom end operatively connected to the top end of the usual escapement rod 41 that connects the said column of levers 36 with the keyboard 42 in the usual way.

Having described invention, I declare that what I'claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A font of matrices having distributing abisat as ee th a ter. efil pte to select the respective magazine during the other font.

3. A font of matrices having longitudinal grooves extending throughout in their operative sides and distinguishing it from a different font.

4. A font of matrices having grooves extending throughout their operative sides and alined with the direction in which they will move during the process of distribution and distinguishing it from any other font.

5. A plurality of matrix, fonts distinguished from each other by the matrices of one font having their operative sides fiat,

V and those of the other fonts having their font.

operative sides grooved throughout in the direction in which the matrices will move during the process of distribution.

6. A plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by the matrices of each font being grooved to a depth different from that in the matrices of'any other font, all the grooves extending throughout the operative sides of the matrices and being alined with the direction in which they will move during the process of distribution.

7. A plurality of matrix fonts distinguished from each other by the matrices of one font having their operative sides flat and those of the other fonts having their operative sides grooved throughout in the direction in which they will move during the process of distribution, the grooved fonts differing from each other by their grooves being different in depth.

8. A font of matrices having grooves extending throughout their operative sides and distinguishing it from another font and lugs adapted to select the respective magazine during the process of distribution, by their being higher or lower than those of another 9. The combination of two groups of matrix fonts'distinguished from each other as to group by the matrices of one group having flatoperative'sides and those of the other group having grooved operative sides and by all the matrices of each group having lugs adapted to select the respective magazine during the process of distribution, by those of each font in the respective group being in a plane either higher or lower than that of the lugs of another font inthe same group. V

10. A plurality of groups of matrix fonts distinguished from each other as to' by those of each font in the respective group being in a plane either, higher or lower than thatof the lugs of another font in the same group.

11. A plurality of'groups of matrix fonts distinguished from each other as to group by the matrices of one, group having flatop- V erative sides and those of .all the other groups having grooved operativesides, the grooves in the several groups differing in depth, all the matrices of each group hav-. ing lugs adapted to select the. respective magazine during the process of distribution, by those of each font in the'respective group being in a plane either higher or lower than that of the lugs of another font in the same group.

12. A plurality of [fonts of type or matrices each having a distributing combination and formed with a, guiding portion on its edge, the saidguiding portions being located in different setwise positions on the matrices of the respective sets. V e 13. A' plurality of fonts of type or matrices divided into groups, at least one group comprising a. plurality of fonts, and

the type or matrices of all the fonts having v the same character distributing combina-.. tions and distinguished from each otherin, form. both as to group and individual font.

14:. A type or matrix having a distributing combination and formed wlth'guiding lugs, the said lugs being located on the' matrix in a different setwise position from those of another type or matrix.

15,. A plurality of type ormatrices each 7 having a distributing 'combination and formed with a guiding lug on its edge, the V i said guiding lugs being located in 'difierent setwise positions onthe respective matrices. 16. Two type or matrlces, one formed in its side face with 'a groove. extending throughout the length thereof, and the other 7.

having its side'fface plain or fiat, for the purpose described. V

17. A plurality of type ormatrices each having the same. distributing combination and divided into groups,at least one of which comprises a plurality of type or matrices, the type or matrices of one group differing in form from those of another group, and the type or matrices of a group differing in form as to each other.

18. A plurality of type or matrices each having the same distributing combination and divided. into groups, at least one of j which comprises a plurality of type or matrices, the type or matrices of one greup In Witness whereof I heve hereunto set being distinguished from those of another my hand in the presence of tWo Witnesses. group by grooves formed in their side faces,

. s WILLIAM EBENEZER ELLIOTT. i and the type or matrices of a group being i distinguished from each other lugs Witnesses:

V ent setwiseipositions thereon.

formed on their edges and located in difi'er- HUGH WATSON,

' HERBERT WILLIAMS.

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